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The Archdiocese of San Salvador is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in El Salvador. Its archepiscopal see is the Salvadoran capital, San Salvador, and the surrounding region. The current Archbishop of San Salvador is José Luis Escobar Alas.
During the civil war in El Salvador (1980–1992), the municipality of Santa Ana was also affected by armed conflict, which led to the emigration of many residents of the city. After the war, Santa Ana and all of El Salvador began to address the problem of rising crime rates, [ 14 ] mostly due to the existence of "maras" or gangs, mainly ...
The Diocese of San Miguel (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Michaelis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in El Salvador. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of San Salvador. The Diocese of San Miguel was erected on 11 February 1913.
The most well-known figure in the El Salvadoran church's history is Archbishop of San Salvador Óscar Romero. On March 24, 1980, during the civil war in El Salvador he was assassinated while saying Mass because of his positions regarding the government and demands to the end of the violence in the nation.
The iconic Jesus statue Monumento al Divino Salvador del Mundo, a landmark located in the country's capital, San Salvador. According to the World Religion Database 2020, 96.68% of the population has a Christian background and 2.57% is non-religious (atheist or agnostic); 0.57% follow ethnic religions.
The iconic statue of Christ on the globe sphere of planet Earth is part of the Monument to Divino Salvador del Mundo on Plaza El Salvador del Mundo (The Savior of the World Plaza). The statue was damaged in the 1986 San Salvador earthquake. [3] [4] It was rebuilt and put back in place months after the campaign "Lift up your soul Salvadoran".
Día del Padre: September 15 Independence Day: Día de la Independencia: Celebrates the Act of Independence of Central America in 1821. November 2 All Souls' Day: Día de los Fieles Difuntos: December 24 Christmas Eve: Noche Buena: From noon onward December 25 Christmas: Navidad: December 31 New Year's Eve: Víspera de Año Nuevo: From noon onward
The Comunidad Israelita de El Salvador (Hebrew: בית כנסת, lit. 'Jewish Community of El Salvador') is a Conservative Jewish congregation and synagogue , located in San Salvador , the capital of El Salvador .